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NewsQantas looks to potential of tie-up with American Airlines
Qantas has said that it welcomes what it calls the US Department of Transportation’s “tentative approval” of its and American Airlines’ plan to create a joint business to better serve the United States to Australia/New Zealand market.American Airlines and Qantas re-filed an application with the DOT earlier this year seeking ...
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NewsJan Smets named as SN Airholding director
Jan Smets, a former governor of the National Bank of Belgium, has been elected to the board of directors of SN Airholding, owner of Brussels Airlines.The Belgian economist will formally join the board on July 9.Smets served as the National Bank of Belgium’s governor between March 2015 and January this ...
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NewsSAA promises stability
Last week (June 2), South African Airways (SAA) confirmed that its board had accepted the resignation of Vuyani Jarana, the group’s chief executive.Today (June 7), the flag-carrier is holding a media briefing to give assurances to stakeholders about the airline and its future.Despite the uncertainty, SAA has announced that it ...
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NewsMIA gets green light on massive improvement programme
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a new capital improvement programme for Miami International Airport (MIA) that would see funding of up to $5bn to support airport-wide modernisation projects over the next five to 15 years.MIA is the USA’s biggest air gateway for international freight, as well ...
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NewsJohn Park to join Australia’s FTA
Australia’s Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has announced that John Park will join the FTA as its head of business operations on June 18.The FTA describes itself as Australia’s “leading representative body for the international supply chain sector, bringing together importers, exporters, customs brokers, freight forwarders, logistics service providers and ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo on the up in May
Finland’s flag-carrier, Finnair, has reported some positive results in relation to cargo carried last month.The airline flew 97.3m revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs) in May, up 16.8% compared to the same month of 2018.In terms of volume, Finnair carried 15,350.6 tonnes of cargo in May, 12.8% more than in ...
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Kenya Airways announces new cargo partners
In the build-up to the launch of Kenya Airways’ flights to Geneva and Rome next week (June 13), the Nairobi-headquartered flag-carrier has named cargo GSAs and warehouse service providers that will support its operations in the two cities.Kenya Airways has appointed GACSA as its cargo GSA in Geneva, with Swissport ...
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NewsBelgium launches new BE-GATE digital customs platform
Brussels AirportBelgian air and sea cargo gateways are to benefit from the introduction of a new customs platform designed to simplify the import and export of goods, one particularly suitable for those businesses involved in e-commerce.The new BE-GATE customs platform was officially launched yesterday (June 6). The portal was developed ...
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NewsFAA promises money for US airport improvements
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed the allocation of $840m in airport infrastructure grants, US Department of Transportation secretary Elaine Chao confirmed yesterday (June 5).That money represents the first allotment of the total $3.18bn promised in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the US.“This significant investment ...
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NewsJettainer to equip AA Cargo ULD fleet with COREInsight tracking technology
It's been a busy week for Jettainer, the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary that handles outsourced ULD management for many freight carriers.Yesterday (June 5), ACN reported that Jettainer had taken over the skypooling online platform, and the Frankfurt-based company has also confirmed that it is equipping containers and pallets of American Airlines ...
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NewsHartsfield-Jackson opts for WFS for cargo handling at Cargo Building C
Elliott Paige, airport director, air service development, at Hartsfield-Jackson, with Craig Smyth, chief executive of WFSHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has asked Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to operate the gateway’s new Cargo Building C.The decision follows a competitive tender process.WFS will take a long-term lease on the new facility, the newest ...
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NewsCogoport warns industry of slow pace of technology take-up
The Air Cargo Europe (ACE) and transport logistic exhibitions and conferences that runs alongside each other in Munich are not the only logistics industry events being held this week.The Evofenedex SCM Summit was held yesterday (June 5) in Zoetermeer, in the west of the Netherlands.The Evofenedex SCM conference considered how ...
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NewsRSA Global introduces new fulfilment option
RSA Global, a supply chain solution provider headquartered in Dubai, has launched a fulfilment solution that has the capability to process up to 10,000 consignments per day.It caters, RSA said, to the needs of digital sellers and e-commerce platforms eyeing the Middle East and African continents.“The company has made significant ...
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NewsIAG launches latest Hangar 51 innovation programme
International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched its latest Hangar 51 global innovation programme in collaboration with its subsidiary carriers Iberia, Vueling and IAG Cargo.The 10-week accelerator nurtures start-ups with a broad range of technologies, enabling them to develop and test their products on a global scale.At the end of this ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds to pharma shipping capabilities
Dubai-based airfreight carrier Emirates SkyCargo has boosted its worldwide pharmaceutical handling capabilities through a range of improvements to its infrastructure and processes.First, it has begun handling pharma cargo at a new purpose-built facility in Chicago.The facility, dedicated solely for pharmaceutical shipments, covers an area of more than 1,000 sq m, ...
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NewsFiumicino gains CEIV Pharma accreditation
Rome’s Fiumicino (otherwise known as Leonardo da Vinci) airport has become the first air gateway in Italy to gain CEIV Pharma certification.IATA’s CEIV – Center of Excellence for Independent Validators – Pharma is awarded to those businesses that can demonstrate excellence in the handling and transport of pharmaceuticals.Particularly important in ...
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News#NexGenLeaders winners announced at ACE
The winners of the ECS Group-hosted #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge have been announced at Air Cargo Europe (ACE) in Munich: a grouping of Luxembourg-based airfreight IT systems supplier CHAMP Cargosystems, Franco-Dutch airfreight carrier Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and software developer Dropslab Technologies.The group won the award for their Augmented Reality ...
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NewsCEVA appoints Aymeric Chandavoine as chief operating officer freight management
CEVA Logistics has confirmed that Aymeric Chandavoine has become its chief operating officer freight management with immediate effect.A member of the CEVA Executive Board, he reports to Nicolas Sartini, CEVA’s chief executive.Chandavoine will be based at the new CEVA Logistics operations centre in Marseille, France.He replaced Jérôme Lorrain, who was ...
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NewsABC and Unilode roll out digitised maindeck ULDs
Unilode and AirBridgeCargo celebrate the roll-out of the digitised maindeck containers at Air Cargo Europe. From left to right: Marc Groenewegen, managing director EMEA of Unilode; Benoît Dumont, chief executive of Unilode; Diana Schöneich, deputy vice president Europe at AirBridgeCargo Airlines; Ivan Santoro, regional operations & ground handling director Europe ...
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NewsAA Cargo introduces seasonal capacity on new German connections
American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) is now offering freight capacity on seasonal links to Munich and Berlin being launched this week by AA.AA inaugurates a new Boeing 787-800 ‘Dreamliner’ service to Munich from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) today (June 6).This seasonal route represents a second AA widebody connection to Munich, complementing ...